THE DELI

We can’t think of anything better, for a musician, than finding a like-minded band mate that ends up becoming also a lover – or vice versa. That’s he idyllic situation Brooklyn duo Crushed Out is in, which brought to life their new album ‘TEETH.’ presented by the the band as an "ode to all the potential energy wrapped up in life, in the ocean, and in love." Often described as a surf pop duo, in the new record Crushed Out seems to shifts its inspiration towards the roots of American music, filtered through the songwriting lens of guitarist/vocalist Franklin Russell Hoier. Here’s what the couple has to say about the video we are premiering below: "Two Lovebirds is a song for all you outlaw lovers. Sometimes you have to be a rebel and an outlaw to love the way you wanna love. We wrote it with the underdog feeling of being two small birds in a big bad world, yet your love for each other is a secret super power."

Crushed Out is currently on an intensive US tour that will last until early December.

 It’s finally here! Last night, Baby Bry Bry & The Apologists played the release show for their new "single," a four song digital/casette release titled I Learned to Drown Myself Out, Part I (Part II is coming "soon"–I want it NOW!). Baby Bry Bry’s live shows are action packed and exhilarating. The Apologists, some of the most accomplished musicians in DC, provide the rocket fuel that launches Bry Bry’s stage presence into the stratosphere. Every show wins an entire new room full of fans, and as the rooms get bigger, they stay just as crowded with crazy kids rocking their faces off. It’s been a year since Bry Bry’s last release, Is It Anything Or Is It Everything, but it feels longer. 

Bry Bry’s style is all over the place, ranging from blue-eyed soul to wild and crazy punk, and the first two songs off I Learned to Drown Myself Out, Part I are a perfect example of his range. "Lately"  starts similarly to Nirvana’s "Territorial Pissings," and for about a minute it’s a straight up old-school punk-rocker. But then there’s a little bridge with a sweet vocal melody and background harmonies. And then a vicious guitar solo. And then more sweetness.

"Just Because It’s Art (Doesn’t Mean It’s Good)" could be on a late Ween album, or The Pretenders. It’s a dancey island kind of thing. Yacht-rocky, but with punk-rock sounds. Humorous and hummable and head-bobbing good, with some fun changes throughout.

If you get the cassette you also get a cover of Big Black’s "Bad Penny" and a song called "Slumzzz." There are only 50 copies of the cassette, and a lot of them got scooped up at the show, so ACT NOW! –Natan Press

If there’s one non-electronic genre the Brooklyn scene of the early aughts will be remembered for, this will undoubtly be lo-fi. A big segment of Brooklyn musicians dispute the importance of quality recordings – in part because they can’t afford them. But there’s more to it: there is a widespread awareness that lo-fi recording doesn’t spoil a song, but in some cases actually add character to it. Considering the circumstances of their formation, Truthers could be called a quintessential Brooklyn DIY band: Oscar Guinn (vocals/guitar) and Gryphon Graham (guitar/vocals, and former keyboardist/vocalist for DIIV) met while both were crashing at the Market Hotel, the legendary and (at least for now) defunct Bushwick space that came to symbolize the peak of the local DIY scene (even a Deli cover was shot there). On the surface, their songs sound simple and rough, even quirky at times, but they actually feature sophisticated chord progressions, changes and melodies, in the best Beach Boys tradition. See them live at Cake Shop/Capeshock CMJ show on 10.24.